Sports digest: Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema is taking job at Arkansas

Bret Bielema is taking his brand of power football to Arkansas, leaving Wisconsin after seven seasons.

Arkansas released a statement Tuesday night saying Bielema has agreed to a deal to take over the program reeling following the firing of former coach Bobby Petrino.

A person familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the information hasn't been released publicly, says the deal is for six years and $3.2 million annually.

Bielema, Barry Alvarez's hand-picked successor at Wisconsin, was 68-24 with the Badgers, with four double-digit win seasons. He coached Wisconsin to a 17-14 victory over Arkansas in his first season at the Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin plays Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.

Badgers starting center Travis Frederick said he was unsure who would lead the team going forward, and Alvarez said in a statement that he has a responsibility to ensure the program continues at a high level and that he has already started the process of looking for a replacement.

Auburn has hired Gus Malzahn as head coach said a person familiar with the decision. Auburn was looking for a coach to revive a program that made an unprecedented fall two years after winning a national title using Malzahn's high-powered offense..

Boston College has hired Steve Addazio away from Temple to be the Eagles' next coach.

The Maxwell Football Club plans to honor Penn State's seniors for the players' commitment and leadership during a challenging season.

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Jim Mora says he plans on staying at UCLA as football coach. Tennessee and Auburn officials expressed interest in speaking with Mora about their vacancies, but no talks were held.

Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley was fired, a week after he was named in a federal investigation of a man accused of running a gambling operation in Oklahoma City. Tulsa president Steadman Upham released a letter to students and faculty of the private university, saying Parmley "admitted he had not been truthful" about his role in the mess when he told him in October 2011 that he was cooperating in an FBI investigation.

NHL

Owners and players met at a Times Square hotel in New York in an unusual session aimed at kick-starting stalled labor talks. A group of about a half-dozen owners and 18 players got together without two key figures -- commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr.

Golf

Rory McIlroy was announced as PGA Tour player of the year. McIlroy wound up with four wins, including his eight-shot victory in the PGA Championship, and made a clean sweep of the biggest awards by winning the money title and having the lowest adjusted scoring average.

Adam Scott is expected to use a new shorter putter Thursday in the first round of the Australian Open.

Motor sports

AJ Foyt Racing will test Conor Daly at Sebring International Raceway next week in Daly's first time testing an Indy car.